పేక

See also: పొంకం, పాకం, పెంకు, పంకం, పూకు, పెంకి, పికం, and పాకు

Telugu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peːka/

Etymology 1

Noun

పేక • (pēka) n (plural పేకలు)

1. warp, cross threads in a web

Etymology 2

From English pack.

Pack of playing cards while shuffling.

Noun

పేక • (pēka) n (plural పేకలు)

1. a full set of playing cards
2. the assortment used in a particular card game

Derived terms

• పేకముక్క (pēkamukka, “playing card”)
• పేకమేడ (pēkamēḍa, “house of cards”)
• పేకాట (pēkāṭa, “card game”)
• పేకాడు (pēkāḍu, “to play cards”)

References

• "పేక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 793